Have you thought about giving experience gifts but don't know how to get started? I have a couple of easy steps to help make giving an experience gift easier for you. First, consider the recipient's interests. Have they expressed an interest in anything? Maybe they have mentioned wanting to go somewhere, try something new, or perhaps learn a new skill? Those are all great places to start.  Once you have narrowed down your choice of an experience, think about how to present it to the recipient. Read more [...]

Thank you to National Geographic for providing me with products to facilitate my blog review. All opinions are 100% my own.  Ah! Spring has finally arrived in Oregon. The forecast shows sunny skies for the next week. Spring is my favorite season. I love watching everything wake up after a long winter nap. The air is crisp and fresh, the trees and flowers wake up and we usually have a new baby or two on the farm.  If you have kids in your home, a fun way to welcome spring is with Read more [...]

Thank you to Plume Science for providing me with products to facilitate my blog review. There is a paid link inserted. All opinions are 100% my own. I have fine hair. On top of that, my hair is lighter in color. That combination makes my eyelashes and eyebrows look pretty thin or non-existent. For the last couple of years, I have used cosmetics to help fill them in. While this was working, it was a pretty tedious process.  I have a few friends who have done microblading. I had considered Read more [...]

A couple of years ago, we removed sugar from our diets. It wasn't easy, but it was something we felt strongly about. The benefits have been amazing! With that said, we do miss some of the treats that we had previously enjoyed. One of them being, caramel corn. The caramel corn wasn't something we ate regularly, but it was a family favorite.  Cheyenne, my almost 12-year-old daughter decided to play with some recipes to see if she could make a sugar-free caramel sauce to use in making a batch Read more [...]

Thank you to ZENB for providing me with products to facilitate my blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. My family and I have tried several different kinds of gluten-free pasta. Unfortunately, none of them lived up to our standards. The common complaint was the weird gritty texture that came from the combination of gluten-free flours used.  When I was asked to review ZENB gluten-free pasta, I hesitated in fear that it too would have a weird texture. I looked at the ingredients Read more [...]